ICYMI, Hogs-v-Central Oklahoma ... as told by tweets ...

[Kevin McPherson]

ICYMI, Hogs-v-Central Oklahoma ... as told by tweets ...

* @Jbarford1 @adriobailey & Jonathan Holmes gettin' up shots while @Daryl4Macon @bigdayday4 stretch. Hogs-v-Central Oklahoma tips in 40 mins! ... here's a link to the tweet which includes video ... https://twitter.com/ARHoopScoop/status/924054141449768960

* Hogs come out to warm up, but it appears in addition to Khalil Garland & Arlando Cook that Dustin Thomas & Darious Hall aren't dressed out?! ... here's a link to the tweet which includes video ... https://twitter.com/ARHoopScoop/status/924060118634913793

* During mid-week presser, @MikeAndersonUA talked about hard fall @bigdayday4 had in practice. Source says he won't play (concussion protocol)

* Hog starters tonite vs Central Oklahoma: @Daryl4Macon @Jbarford1 @antonbeard31 @T_Top24 @adriobailey !!!

* Senior forward @TreyT goes baseline for a reverse 2-&-a-half minutes in to give Hogs 2-0 lead. @adriobailey drained a 14-footer, it's 4-0.

* Senior guard @antonbeard31 hits a triple, but Central OK answers ... Hogs up 7-3 at the under-16-min timeout ...

* Hogs losing reb battle, 7-4, as Central OK ties gm at 7.  Freshman @Dan_G33 checks in at 14:05. @Daryl4Macon w/back-to-back 3s, it's 13-7!

* .@Dan_G33 picks up 2 quick fouls, but gets O reb & finds freshman @GO22_LT who got fouled. @Jbarford1 w/nice feed to @Cj_jones2 for lay-in!

* Senior guards @Jbarford1 (5 pts, 4 asts, 2 rbs) & @Daryl4Macon (6 pts) leading the way, but Hogs only up 22-15 midway thru 1st half!

* Sophomore guard @Cj_jones2 just splashed a triple -- he has 5 pts, 1 rb -- and Hogs lead 25-18 w/8:15 to play ...

* Central Oklahoma on a 10-3 run to cut Hogs lead down to 3, 25-22, w/7:30 left in 1st half ... UCO winning the boards, 12-7.

* Sophomore guard @Cj_jones2 just showed off his hops as he climbed the ladder for a tough D rebound!

* .@Cj_jones2 now has 5 pts, 4 rbs, 1 ast ... but Hogs up only 32-26 w/4:18 left in 1st half ...

* Big eraser by Hog freshman @GO22_LT late in the 1st half!

* Senior guards @Jbarford1 & @Daryl4Macon combined for 25 pts, 6 asts, 4 rbs in 1st half as Hogs closed w/19-11 run for a 35-25 lead at break!

* Hog freshman @Dan_G33 w/1 pt,3 rbs, 1 ast in the 1st half, but his length, quickness, instincts forced 3 more turnovers & altered 3-4 shots!

* In only 8 first-half minutes, @Dan_G33 recorded 3 stls ... he also had 2 fouls & 2 turnovers ...

* Senior @antonbeard31 w/7 pts, 2 asts; sophomore @Cj_jones2 w/5 pts, 4 rbs, 1 ast; bigs @T_Top24 & @adriobailey combined: 7 pts, 5 rbs, 3 ast

* Hogs R blistering 7-of-12 from 3 in 1st half (58.3%), 15-of-31 FGs overall, & they've edged ahead on the glass, 17-16. Turnovers even at 10.

* Seniors @Jbarford1 (3-of-5) & @Daryl4Macon (2-of-4) lead the triple parade. @Cj_jones2 (1-of-2) & @antonbeard31 (1-of-1) rang up 3s, too.

* Hogs open 2nd half on 7-0 run w/a tough combo of stingy D, strong rebounding, & transition buckets. lead swells to 17, 52-35, w/17:38 to go!

* From the U-knew-it-was-coming department, Hogs' @Daryl4Macon just drew a foul on a 3-pt shot attempt! He made all 3 freebies!

* UCO on an 8-2 run ... Hogs up 60-49 at under-12-min timeout in 2nd half.

* Senior guard nite at BWA = @Jbarford1 & @Daryl4Macon each w/17 pts & they've combined for 10 asts ... @antonbeard31 w/12 pts, 3 asts ...

* Nice baseline drive & finish by freshman @Dan_G33 for his 1st bucket w/just over 9 mins left in the game.

* And he just hammered one home followed by O board & putback! @Dan_G33 (8 pts, 6 rbs, 3 stls, 1 ast) will shoot and-1 FT after under-8-min TO

* .@Dan_G33's personal 6-0 run has Hogs up 67-53 w/6:45 to play!

* Things getting tight late at BWA! UCO on a 7-2 run to close within 69-60 ... Bronchos will have the ball after the under-4-min timeout.

* Big rise-up-&-knock-down triple by sophomore guard @Cj_jones2  stops the bleeding ... Hogs clinging to 74-66 w/1:09 to play.

* Hogs close w/a 6-0 run to defeat Central Oklahoma, 78-66, Fri at BWA ... @Jbarford1 @Daryl4Macon combine for 42 pts, 11 asts, 8 rbs ...

* Nice per-minute production tonite by freshman @Dan_G33 = 15 mins, 8 pts (3-of-5 FGs and 2-of-6 FTs), 7 rbs, 3 stls, 1 ast ...

* .@Dan_G33 -- who picked up 2 early fouls but didn't foul in 2nd half -- was disruptive w/length & athleticism, got his offense cookin' late!

* Hogs -- who were short-handed tonite w/only 8 scholarship players -- lost the bench battle decisively, 31-16.

* Points in paint, points off turnovers, & 2nd-chance points were virtually a dead heat tonite. Rebounding was a draw, 36 apiece ...

* Hogs post-gm presser: @MikeAndersonUA confirms @bigdayday4 sat out after head-to-head contact in practice this wk ... here's a link to the tweet which includes video ... https://twitter.com/ARHoopScoop/status/924099081819090944

* .@MikeAndersonUA said senior forward Dustin Thomas missed the game due to suspension for breaking team rules, may miss up to 3 games ...

* Sophomore guard @Cj_jones2 w/efficient, productive game = 8 pts (3-of-6 FGs incl 2-of-4 FTs), 5 rbs, 1 ast in 23 mins off the bench ...

* Senior CG @antonbeard31 had 12 pts (3-of-13 FGs incl 2-of-6 from 3, and 4-of-4 FTs), 3 asts, 2 stls; freshman @GO22_LT played 1 min w/1 blk!

* To clarify, my understanding is Dustin Thomas will miss the next exhibition game, then the first 3 regular-season games ...

* Brief game highlights from the Razorback basketball twitter page are linked first, followed by my twitter link of the full boxscore ...

https://twitter.com/RazorbackMBB/status/924121137268666368

https://twitter.com/ARHoopScoop/status/924178244412297218